diff --git a/code/CMakeModules/FindExternal.cmake b/code/CMakeModules/FindExternal.cmake
index fae4af92d..1ca01bd99 100644
--- a/code/CMakeModules/FindExternal.cmake
+++ b/code/CMakeModules/FindExternal.cmake
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ IF(EXTERNAL_PATH)
   ELSE(TARGET_X64)
     SET(EXTERNAL_BINARY_PATH "${EXTERNAL_PATH}/bin")
   ENDIF(TARGET_X64)
-  
+
   # Using 32 or 64 bits libraries
   IF(TARGET_X64)
     SET(EXTERNAL_LIBRARY_PATH "${EXTERNAL_PATH}/lib64")
diff --git a/code/CMakeModules/FindWindowsSDK.cmake b/code/CMakeModules/FindWindowsSDK.cmake
index 30e507f85..25903be14 100644
--- a/code/CMakeModules/FindWindowsSDK.cmake
+++ b/code/CMakeModules/FindWindowsSDK.cmake
@@ -33,6 +33,12 @@ FIND_PATH(WINSDK_INCLUDE_DIR Windows.h
   ${WINSDKCURRENT_DIR}/Include
 )
 
+FIND_PROGRAM(WINSDK_SIGNTOOL signtool
+  PATHS
+  ${WINSDK71_DIR}/Bin
+  ${WINSDKCURRENT_DIR}/Bin
+)
+
 IF(WINSDK_INCLUDE_DIR)
   SET(WINSDK_FOUND TRUE)
 ELSE(WINSDK_INCLUDE_DIR)
diff --git a/code/CMakeModules/nel.cmake b/code/CMakeModules/nel.cmake
index 14a78d721..1524ebf46 100644
--- a/code/CMakeModules/nel.cmake
+++ b/code/CMakeModules/nel.cmake
@@ -37,9 +37,7 @@ ENDMACRO(NL_TARGET_DRIVER)
 # Argument:
 ###
 MACRO(NL_DEFAULT_PROPS name label)
-  IF(NOT MSVC10)
-    SET_TARGET_PROPERTIES(${name} PROPERTIES PROJECT_LABEL ${label})
-  ENDIF(NOT MSVC10)
+  SET_TARGET_PROPERTIES(${name} PROPERTIES PROJECT_LABEL ${label})
   GET_TARGET_PROPERTY(type ${name} TYPE)
   IF(${type} STREQUAL SHARED_LIBRARY)
     # Set versions only if target is a shared library
@@ -49,6 +47,15 @@ MACRO(NL_DEFAULT_PROPS name label)
       SET_TARGET_PROPERTIES(${name} PROPERTIES INSTALL_NAME_DIR ${NL_LIB_PREFIX})
     ENDIF(NL_LIB_PREFIX)
   ENDIF(${type} STREQUAL SHARED_LIBRARY)
+
+  IF(${type} STREQUAL EXECUTABLE AND WIN32)
+    SET_TARGET_PROPERTIES(${name} PROPERTIES
+      VERSION ${NL_VERSION}
+      SOVERSION ${NL_VERSION_MAJOR}
+      COMPILE_FLAGS "/GA"
+      LINK_FLAGS "/VERSION:${NL_VERSION}")
+  ENDIF(${type} STREQUAL EXECUTABLE AND WIN32)
+
   IF(WITH_STLPORT AND WIN32)
     SET_TARGET_PROPERTIES(${name} PROPERTIES COMPILE_FLAGS "/X")
   ENDIF(WITH_STLPORT AND WIN32)
@@ -308,25 +315,32 @@ MACRO(NL_SETUP_BUILD)
     ENDIF(CMAKE_SIZEOF_VOID_P EQUAL 8)
 #     ADD_DEFINITIONS(-DHAVE_IA64)
 #  ENDIF(CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR STREQUAL "x86")
-  
+
   IF(WIN32)
     IF(MSVC10)
       # /Ox is working with VC++ 2010, but custom optimizations don't exist
       SET(SPEED_OPTIMIZATIONS "/Ox /GF /GS-")
       # without inlining it's unusable, use custom optimizations again
       SET(MIN_OPTIMIZATIONS "/Od /Ob1")
-	ELSE(MSVC10)
+	ELSEIF(MSVC90)
       # don't use a /O[012x] flag if you want custom optimizations
       SET(SPEED_OPTIMIZATIONS "/Ob2 /Oi /Ot /Oy /GT /GF /GS-")
       # without inlining it's unusable, use custom optimizations again
       SET(MIN_OPTIMIZATIONS "/Ob1")
+	ELSEIF(MSVC80)
+      # don't use a /O[012x] flag if you want custom optimizations
+      SET(SPEED_OPTIMIZATIONS "/Ox /GF /GS-")
+      # without inlining it's unusable, use custom optimizations again
+      SET(MIN_OPTIMIZATIONS "/Od /Ob1")
+	ELSE(MSVC10)
+      MESSAGE(FATAL_ERROR "Can't determine compiler version ${MSVC_VERSION}")	
     ENDIF(MSVC10)
 
-    SET(PLATFORM_CFLAGS "/D_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS /D_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_WARNINGS /DWIN32 /D_WINDOWS /W3 /Zi /Zm1000 /MP /Gy-")
+    SET(PLATFORM_CFLAGS "${PLATFORM_CFLAGS} /D_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS /D_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_WARNINGS /DWIN32 /D_WINDOWS /W3 /Zi /Zm1000 /MP /Gy-")
 
     # Common link flags
     SET(PLATFORM_LINKFLAGS "-DEBUG")
-	
+
     IF(TARGET_X64)
       # Fix a bug with Intellisense
       SET(PLATFORM_CFLAGS "${PLATFORM_CFLAGS} /D_WIN64")
@@ -504,6 +518,10 @@ MACRO(SETUP_EXTERNAL)
 
     INCLUDE(${CMAKE_ROOT}/Modules/Platform/Windows-cl.cmake)
     IF(MSVC10)
+      IF(NOT MSVC10_REDIST_DIR)
+        # If you have VC++ 2010 Express, put x64/Microsoft.VC100.CRT/*.dll in ${EXTERNAL_PATH}/redist
+        SET(MSVC10_REDIST_DIR "${EXTERNAL_PATH}/redist")
+      ENDIF(NOT MSVC10_REDIST_DIR)
       GET_FILENAME_COMPONENT(VC_ROOT_DIR "[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\VisualStudio\\10.0_Config;InstallDir]" ABSOLUTE)
       # VC_ROOT_DIR is set to "registry" when a key is not found
       IF(VC_ROOT_DIR MATCHES "registry")